U.S. patent number 11,331,670 [Application Number 16/419,756] was granted by the patent office on 2022-05-17 for systems and methods for particle focusing in microchannels. This patent grant is currently assigned to ABS GLOBAL, INC.. The grantee listed for this patent is ABS Global, Inc.. Invention is credited to Gerson Aguirre, Gopakumar Kamalakshakurup, Zheng Xia.
United States Patent | 11,331,670 |
Aguirre , et al. | May 17, 2022 |
A microfluidic system configured to focus particles suspended in a fluid. One general aspect includes a microfluidic system comprising one or more substrates and a focusing channel formed in the one or more substrates and spanning a length from an inlet to an outlet for receiving a flow of particles suspended in fluid, wherein the particles have a diameter (a) and the focusing channel has a hydraulic diameter (dh).
Inventors: | Aguirre; Gerson (Seattle, WA), Xia; Zheng (DeForest, WI), Kamalakshakurup; Gopakumar (DeForest, WI) | ||||||||||
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Assignee: | ABS GLOBAL, INC. (Deforest,
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Appl. No.: | 16/419,756 | ||||||||||
Filed: | May 22, 2019 |
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Current U.S. Class: | 1/1 |
Current CPC Class: | B01L 3/502761 (20130101); B01L 2400/086 (20130101); B01L 2200/0652 (20130101); B01L 2300/0883 (20130101) |
Current International Class: | B01L 3/00 (20060101) |
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